Jack Kyle

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John Wilson Kyle (born 10 February 1926 in Belfast) is a former Irish rugby union footballer. His usual position was at fly-half, where he played for the Irish rugby team, gaining 46 caps in total from 1946 to 1958. In 1999 he was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame.

Kyle played in Ireland's first match after the Second World War and guided Ireland to a Five Nations grandslam in 1948. In 1950 he toured with the British Lions to Australia and New Zealand. He played for eight consecutive seasons before injury halted him for a short time in 1954. He returned for the Irish team and went on to become the then most capped player of all time, playing for another four years, spanning his international career with Ireland to 11 years.